Steven Moffat in praise of Remembrance of the Daleks
Wednesday, 18 December 2013 - Reported by John Bowman
With the 50th anniversary of the first appearance of the Daleks on TV screens fast approaching, a video tribute by Doctor Who's current showrunner Steven Moffat to their last story during the classic era - Remembrance of the Daleks - was posted today by the BBC on the programme's official site.
In the piece, he says of the 1988 four-parter:
In the piece, he says of the 1988 four-parter:
Terrific script, terrific, pacy, very modern, very of-its-time script, very, very well directed and with one of the best spaceship landings we've had in Doctor Who. Back in the day when they had no CGI, when they barely had post-production, a spaceship landing in a school playground . . . they did it superbly. Genius! And a superlative story.
Moffat's comments were recorded last year as part of a mini series in which he talked about the Daleks in general to publicise their return in Asylum of the Daleks and, in subsequent video posts, looked at what he considered to be the best and most significant Dalek adventures. Steven Moffat on Remembrance of the Daleks (Official site - 18 Dec 2013)
Steven Moffat on The Evil of the Daleks (Official site - 4 Dec 2012)
Steven Moffat on the first Dalek adventure (Official site - 3 Dec 2012)
Steven Moffat: The return of the Daleks (Official site - 29 Aug 2012)
Steven Moffat on The Evil of the Daleks (Official site - 4 Dec 2012)
Steven Moffat on the first Dalek adventure (Official site - 3 Dec 2012)
Steven Moffat: The return of the Daleks (Official site - 29 Aug 2012)